Hi another group I frequent has just posted this most interesting information for any interested in Historical astronomy.
From:
James Guilford,
Stephens Memorial Observatory
Hiram, Ohio
"Black and white silent films documenting some of the early days of Caltech's Palomar Observatory are available for viewing at the Internet Archive, a free, nonprofit digital library. The films are the first archival video posted to the web by the Caltech Archives and include original footage of the Observatory's construction, along with images of the 200-inch mirror for the Hale telescope in the astrophysics optical shop on the Caltech campus, being prepared for travel."
When you visit the page listed below, click on the "Internet Archive" linked text to get to the online video files...
http://features.caltech.edu/features/237
Brian
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James Guilford,
Stephens Memorial Observatory
Hiram, Ohio
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